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Pharmacy Building, University College Cork, College Road

Extension and alterations to the four-storey Pharmacy Building at University College Cork.

2342534 · Cork City Council · Lodged 13 December 2023

Reference: 2342534
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 December 2023

Summary

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The project involves extensions and alterations to the existing four-storey Pharmacy Building on College Road. Works include a new revolving southern entrance door, infilling the southern atrium void at first and second floor levels for research and office space, and constructing a part single, part two-storey northern extension to increase lecture room capacity and add breakout spaces.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development consisting of extension and alterations to the existing four-storey pharmacy building, college road, cork. The works comprise the following: installation of a new revolving entrance door to the existing southern entrance; modifications to the south elevation in the atrium including new glazed opening sections, aluminum panels and louvres; infilling the southern atrium void at first and second floor levels to include research space and offices; construction of a part single, part two-storey extension to the north which includes a new lower ground floor entrance lobby, a new stair core from the lower ground to the upper ground floor, five new breakout spaces, and increased capacity in three lower ground floor lecture rooms. Also, the installation of two new rooftop external condenser units and all associated site development works.

Land-use zoning

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Institutions and CommunityCI

“To provide for and protect institutional and community uses.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Fernhurst Villas, College Rd, Cork	Jul 2025	€365,000	76 m
Ellesmere, College Rd, Cork	Jun 2025	€960,000	109 m
2 Aldergrove, Highfield West, College Rd	Jul 2025	€470,000	121 m
11 Aldergrove, Highfield West, Cork	Apr 2026	€262,500	180 m
Rock House, 3 Adare Villas, Highfield Avenue	Apr 2026	€515,000	202 m
15 Aldergrove, Highfield West, College Road	Mar 2026	€485,000	204 m
3 Brookfield Villas, College Road, Cork	Dec 2025	€727,000	206 m
7 Mount St Joseph View, Magazine Road, Cork	Mar 2025	€375,000	250 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

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Application received13 December 2023
Decision due15 February 2024
Decision issued15 February 2024
Grant issued25 March 2024

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